Ground Work

For day 3 of ground work, Dusty goes through his pre ride checkless with Pinky Pie. His first point on the list is to use a secondary rope attached to the filly's back cinch to see if she is inclined to buck in order to work through any issues prior to the first ride. His second point is to move the horse forward with her head tied slightly tipped to the inside to teach her to follow her nose. Lastly Dusty puts body weight in the stirrups for the first time to prepare the Pinky Pie for her first ride.

It's day one for two year old Shorty. Dusty's goal for day one is to use the round pen to hook Shorty to him and have the young horse see Dusty as a safe place.

It's day two of training for Shorty. Dusty's goal for todays session is to reiterate lunging and begin desensitizing Shorty in preparation for padding him for the first time.

For day three of ground work with Shorty, Dusty touches base on the desensatizing exercises from the prior day of training. He then proceeds to start the process of getting the young horse to accept the saddle pad and latigo.

Dusty works on saddling Shorty. He explains that sometimes its necessary to push through certain situations in order to make progress with training. Being saddled once prior, Dusty demonstrates the process of saddling a young horse that might be more wild than some.

It's day one of ground work for two year old Playgirl. Dusty's plan for this session is to start with the basics of pressure addition and release to teach the young filly to lunge. Dusty then proceeds with getting the young horse desensatized to the saddle pad and lattigo.

It's day two of ground work for Playgirl. After going through his initial ground work checklist, Dusty proceeds to prepare the young horse to be saddled by lunging her with the saddle pad and latigo.

Day three of ground work is saddle day for Playgirl. Dusty explains how horses learn from the release of pressure and sometimes a young horse needs more repetition than others before they understand their job. He then talks through the process of desensatizing a young horse to the pressure of being saddled for the first time.

For day four of ground work for Playgirl, Dusty further works to desensatize the young filly while sasddled. He uses his leggings to teach the young horse how to accept and think through things that make noise and flap around. After sacking out the young horse, Dusty introduces Playgirl to the bridle and teaches her how to follow her nose and flex laterally with the pull of the reins.

Day five of ground work for Playgirl consists of Dusty further preparing Playgirl for her first ride. He reiterates the desensatizing techniques he has used on the young horse as well as the lateral flexing and guiding with the bridle that he did in the last episode. Once she's ready, Dusty explains the concept of driving reins and how ground driving can directly translate over to starting a colt under saddle.

It's day one of ground work for Turd, a stud colt by Hickory Holly Time. Dusty's plan for today is to begin teaching the young horse respect and focus by getting him to join up. Dusty also plans to teach the horse to go forward, stop, and change direction while on the lunge line.

It's saddle day for stud colt Turd. After reiterating direction on the lunge line, Dusty talks through his previous few sessions of desensatizing, and then he proceeds to saddle the young colt for the first time.

For day three of ground work with Turd, Dusty further prepares the young horse for his first ride by introducing the bridle. His goal for today is to not only teach lateral flexion, but to also teach the young horse to follow his nose with the pull of the reins. He does this by demonstrating two different techniques he uses to teach a horse to move forward and follow its nose.

It's day one of ground work for Dozer, a stud colt by Hickory Holly Time. Dusty's plan for today is to teach the young horse respect, personal space, and focus by getting him to join up. Dusty also plans to teach the horse to go forward, stop, and change direction while on the lunge line.

For session two of ground work, Dusty saddles Dozer for the first time. After reiterating respect and direction on the lunge line, Dusty talks through his previous few sessions of desensitizing, and then he proceeds to saddle the young colt.

Dusty further prepares Dozer for his first ride by introducing the bridle. His goal for today is to not only teach lateral flexion, but to also teach the young horse to follow his nose. He does this by demonstrating different techniques he uses to teach a horse to move its nose and shoulders forward in the same direction as the pull of the rein.

It's day one of ground work for Little Bay, a stud colt by Hickory Holly Time. Dusty's plan for today is to teach the young horse respect, personal space, and focus by getting him to join up while free lunging around the round pen.

For session two of ground work, Dusty saddles Little Bay for the first time. At the start of this session, Dusty works on direction and steering while on the lunge line. He also demonstrates and explains the desensatizing work he's done previously. Then it's time to saddle Little Bay for the first time.